Seymore v. State

MlKELL, Judge.

Jamaal B. Seymore appeals his conviction for aggravated battery, arguing that the trial judge erred in failing to instruct the jury as to the level of severity of the victim’s injuries necessary to constitute serious disfigurement. Finding no error, we affirm.

Viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, 1 the record reflects that on November 17, 2001, Seymore beat up the victim, Melvin Pope, following an altercation over Pope’s girlfriend, Savannah Kirkwood. The attack occurred in the bathroom of a hotel room where Pope, Kirkwood and several others were partying. The victim…